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El Porto Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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El Porto Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 22 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Porto Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Porto Beach sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today?
The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | |
246 | 246 | 79 | 79 | 106 | 106 | 113 | 119 | 122 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 107 | 142 | 102 | 103 | 102 | 103 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.20m | 3:27AM1.30m | 5:41PM1.31m | 4:55AM1.17m | 6:21PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM-0.11m | 9:57PM0.75m | 10:37AM0.01m | 11:30PM0.60m | 11:29AM0.12m | 00:41AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 246 | 246 | 79 | 72 | 106 | 106 | 113 | 119 | 122 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 107 | 142 | 102 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 11 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | 51 | 79 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 90 | 69 | 64 | 103 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | SSW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | 36 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 177 | 196 | 109 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 59 | 438 | 109 | 33 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 67 | 109 | 109 | 85 | 19 | 9 | 5 |
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